Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Peter Thomson, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
A transformative scaling up of public and private financing of ocean-based economic activities will accelerate our advance to a net-zero carbon world by 2050.
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Oliver Milman, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Flying on batteries presents major technological challenges but companies will be demonstrating their best efforts over the next year in California.
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Damian Carrington, The Guardian Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
Unless actions by governments and corporations cut emissions in the here and now, a dose of scepticism is in order.
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Bill Prindle, The Hill Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
On Earth Day, President Biden pledged to cut 50 to 52 percent of U.S. carbon emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. A prerequisite for rejoining the Paris Agreement, this commitment reflects scientific assessments of the reductions needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
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Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Carbon emissions are a huge contributor to climate change, so companies are getting creative about finding ways to suck the heat-trapping element out of the atmosphere and slow global warming.
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Roger Bales & Brandi McKuin, The Conversation Energy Solutions
Climate change and water scarcity are front and center in the western U.S. The region’s climate is warming, a severe multi-year drought is underway and groundwater supplies are being overpumped in many locations.
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Kate Connolly, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Germany’s supreme constitutional court has ruled that the government’s climate protection measures are insufficient to protect future generations, after a complaint brought by environmentalist groups.
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Kate Sullivan & Kevin Liptak, CNN Energy Solutions
President Joe Biden on Thursday kicked off a virtual climate summit attended by 40 other world leaders by announcing an ambitious cut in greenhouse gas emissions as he looks to put the US back at the center of the global effort to address the climate crisis and curb carbon emissions.
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Graham Readfearn, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Swirling and meandering ocean currents that help shape the world’s climate have gone through a “global-scale reorganisation” over the past three decades, according to new research.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions
On Earth Day we recap recent World Ocean Summit sessions highlighting the importance of investing in ocean ecosystems.
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Yale Environment 360 Energy Solutions
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected to increase by 1.5 billion tons this year, the second-largest increase in history, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.
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Writing Staff, Modern Diplomacy Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The World Bank today published new research on decarbonizing the maritime transport sector with findings that indicate significant business and development opportunities for countries, including for developing and emerging economies.
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Andrew Freedman, Axios Energy Solutions
A growing alliance of policy makers, activists, and conservationists are looking to the ocean for climate solutions, from setting aside vast stretches of open water to protecting coastal marshes and mangrove forests.
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The World Bank Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
A new series of reports by the World Bank identifies “green fuels” - ammonia and hydrogen - as the most promising zero-carbon bunker fuels within the shipping industry at present.
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Victoria Masterson, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
Energy accounts for two-thirds of total greenhouse gas, so embracing cleaner sources is key to fighting climate change.
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Nicola Jones, Yale Environment 360 Energy Solutions
Seagrasses, mangrove forests, and coastal wetlands store vast amounts of carbon, and their preservation and restoration hold great potential to bank CO2 and keep it out of the atmosphere. But can the blue carbon market avoid the pitfalls that have plagued land-based programs?
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Giles Exley, The Conversation Energy Solutions
Solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history, according to a 2020 report by the International Energy Agency. But there’s something holding this clean energy powerhouse back: space.
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Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams Energy Solutions
Despite the difficulties associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, the world added a record amount of new renewable energy capacity in 2020, according to data released Monday by the International Renewable Energy Agency.
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Laura Anderson, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
California is home to a diversity of coastal ecosystems like tidal marshes, seagrass beds, and estuaries. These ecosystems provide flood and storm protection, healthy habitats for fish and birds, and recreational spaces. They may also play an important role in addressing climate change.
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Rémi Gruet, World Ocean Initiative / The Economist Group Energy Solutions
A guest blog by Rémi Gruet, CEO at Ocean Energy Europe, the trade association for ocean renewables in Europe.
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